Vitamin C and Skin Health

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Scientifically, Vitamin C is known as L-Ascorbic Acid.  We have known for a long time that Vitamin C is essential for overall health and that a deficiency in Vitamin C can result in a range of health conditions including those that affect the skin, like scurvy, infections, poor wound healing and scarring, and accelerated photo [...]

Anti-Aging Trends Around the World

South Korean Women

There are amazing advances in skincare and the science of skin rejuvenation happening all around the world. Not all trends and scientific advances are practiced in your part of the world – so you might have to travel abroad to seek the latest in anti-aging and skincare advances. Let’s explore some of them: In South Korea In [...]

New Age Skincare

Acne Care Glycolic Scrub

New Age Skincare is a cosmeceutical line of skincare products designed to address all skin types and conditions at affordable prices. The brainchild of Diane Heinz, New Age Skincare products are the culmination of years of product development and research to find the best formulas for each unique line. Anti-Aging Skincare Acne Products Sensitive and [...]

Camellia Oil

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Camellia Oil has been used in East Asia for centuries to protect, heal, and nourish the skin and hair – it has long been celebrated for its antioxidant and anti-aging qualities. Derived from the seeds of camellias, an evergreen shrub with beautiful rose-like flowers, the oil is extracted by (cold) pressing the seeds, followed by advanced [...]

Skincare and Cancer

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A diagnosis of cancer is devastating news – hardly the time to worry about your skin. But challenging treatments and harsh medications leave the skin extremely compromised.  Cancer patients often have skin that is: Dry Itchy Irritated (rashes) Hyperpigmented Immune compromised Pustules and papules (pimples) Selecting Safe Ingredients and Products Care in selecting skincare products [...]

Anti-Aging Creams – What’s in Them?

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There are thousands of anti-aging lotions, creams and serums sold in department stores, drugstores and on the Internet – all promising to prevent, reduce or reverse the signs of sun damage and aging. But how do you know what to buy and whether to believe their claims. The answer is – it depends on what’s in [...]

DHEA

DHEA is a hormone naturally produced by the adrenal gland.  It is the most abundant hormone in the blood stream, and is found in even higher levels in the skin. DHEA regulates the production and use of 18 other steroid hormones found in the body, including estrogen and testosterone, it is vital to a variety [...]

Anti-Aging Strategies

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Creating an Anti-Aging Plan as You Age We all age differently and at a different rate.  How we look as we age, and how soon we begin to show the signs of aging, depends heavily on genetics and environmental factors.  Then there’s the fact that, each part of the face ages at a different rate [...]

Lightweight Liquid Serums

Japanese Beauty

New Trend for Beautiful Skin Asian women are known for their beautiful skin – but it’s no accident, they work hard at keeping their skin clear, nourished and moisturized.  Compared to American women, women living in Asia perform intricate daily beauty rituals.  In Japan, a five-step morning-and-night routine is the minimum (cleanser, mask, toner, serum, moisturizer), [...]

Give Your Skincare Regimen a Boost

DDF Elixer

Here are three products that are designed to target different functions of the skin – all of them work to boost your skincare regimen by improving absorption and efficacy of creams and serums. Bliss ‘Pore-Fector’ Gadget The Bliss “Pore-Fector’ Gadget is an innovative complexion-improving set that comes with a high-tech, dual-action ‘pore-fector’ gadget, and advanced [...]

 
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